• County slices open space tax; reduces operating budget

    Freeholders pursue more shared services in hopes of achieving savings BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Despite cutting its open space tax, Middlesex County will continue to fund land purchases this year, Freeholder Director Christopher D. Rafano said. The Board of Chosen Freeholderswill reduce the open space tax from 3 cents to…

  • Postal service, police warn of dangers of frauds, scams

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A young woman who has never been to Australia sends $3,500 to Australia to pay taxes on the lottery she was told she won. A 92-year-old woman lets two familiar faces into her house because they claim to be her great-nieces, but they steal money and jewelry.…

  • Illegal aliens not eligible for affordable housing in S.B.

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — South Brunswick may soon require affordable housing applicants to provide proof that they are legal residents of the United States. Though the township has always required applicants to do so, a new ordinance soon to be passed by the Township Council will officially mandate applicants to provide…

  • Staff cuts definite if state aid is slashed in So. Bruns.

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Hundreds of staff may be cut from the South Brunswick school district next year to deal with a slash in state aid. Gov. Chris Christie gave an executive order last month to freeze $475 million in state aid for the remainder of the school year. The loss…

  • Bizarre creatures, funny animals illustrate day

    Author-illustrator John Steven Gurney speaks about his career BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer John Steven Gurney took the cap off a black marker and walked toward an easel. He drew an uppercase U, followed by two little squares above. Adding a mustache and a funny mouth, a face began to form. He drew an oval…

  • So. Brunswick slammed by weekend storm

    Could take a week to assess all the damage BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Hundreds of South Brunswick residents were left without power after last weekend’s nor’easter barreled through the township, causing massive damages and flooding. An overflow of township lakes and streams caused Route 1 and areas near Carnegie Lake to flood, while a…

  • Sentinel Actors, ‘Fiddler’ share common theme: Tradition

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Bruce Chandlee has been involved in theater all his life. He worked with Goldie Hawn and Christopher Reeve when they were younger, and he put in his own time in professional theater in Kentucky and Virginia.   Tevye the dairyman, portrayed by Joe Conti, tells his story during the production…

  • North Brunswick Adult Drama Group,

    Grandma Tzeitel, played by Claudine Meier, pays a midnight visit to Tevye, played by Joe Conti, during the production of “Fiddler on the Roof” by the North Brunswick Adult Drama Group, which celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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